RICHMOND, Va. — NASCAR will have a new champion this year as the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship will go on without Brad Keselowski.

The reigning champion failed to make the 12-driver Chase on Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, where an ill-timed caution contributed to his 17th-place finish.

The race was won by Carl Edwards, who darted past Paul Menard on a restart with three laps remaining. Kurt Busch finished second to make Furniture Row Racing the first single-car organization to make the Chase.

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